PSP Go Gets CPU Upgrade - More Faster

The PSP Go, reported via Sony Insider, is to get a CPU upgrade alongside the swap from physical game disks to downloadable media.

Past PlayStation Portables (PSPs) have had a CPU that could go up to 333MHz. The FCC Documents show that the new PSP Go will have a CPU capable of up to 480MHz. Like the last PSPs, it is possible that the CPU will be locked to a lower clock. While this is likely the case, the PSP will scale up to the higher or highest clocks only when a developer needs it to be so it allows which means better battery life then having the CPU at its highest clock all the time.

The past PSPs were locked at 222MHz and the increase to 333MHz had a very noticeable result. Not only were framerates better in games, but also more graphical enhancements were possible thanks to this increase.

We'll have to see the fruit that this improvement yields in the future, as the PSP Go arrives this Fall.